The Oil & Gas Industry

Joseph F. Hilyard has more than 30 years of professional experience as a communicator on energy and environmental topics. Prior to 2005, Hilyard worked for more than 20 years with the Chicago-based Gas Research Institute (now operating as GTI), first evaluating proposed research programs to develop natural gas–related technologies and later managing the firm’s public relations and communications programs. Most recently, he worked with PennWell Corporation to compile and edit the annual editions of PennWell’s 400-page International Petroleum Encyclopedia for 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Hilyard holds a B.S degree in mechanical engineering and an M.A. degree in journalism.

Preface
Origins of oil and gas
Oil overview
Natural gas overview
Searching for and evaluating oil and gas
Drilling and completion: Onshore
Drilling and completion: Offshore
Managing oil and gas production
Transporting oil
Transporting natural gas by pipeline
Transporting natural gas as LNG
Converting oil into products
Converting natural gas into products
Petroleum industry structure
Petroleum trading
Emerging challenges for the petroleum industry
Appendix A: Terms, abbreviations, and acronyms
Appendix B: Further reading
Appendix C: Organizations, agencies, and professional societies